Umbrella rib tip



May12, 1942. J, LEVI'N 2,283,074

UMBRELLA RIB TIP Filed Dec. 4, 1940 Y Awww;

Enum lil! Patenre'd May 12,1942

UNITED STATES eATENT oFFlcE UMBRELLA RIB TIP Joseph Levin, Lancaster, Pa. Y Application December 4, 1940, Serial No. 368,546

6 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved tip for an umbrella.

In umbrella constructions at present available and in use, it is the practice to provide a tip having a cylindrical inner portion and a tip socket in the cylindrical portion with a transverse opening in the cylindrical portion outwardly of the socket. The cover of the umbrella is initially secured to the tip by turning the cover inside out and also positioning the position. After the thread is stitched through the opening and about one-half or the whole of the tip adjacent the hole or opening, the tip is turned with With a constructionV of this kind, the cover usually tears at the opposite ends of the opening through the tip, due to the fact that the strain of the stretched cover is applied on the thread. It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide an improved tip which will overcome vantages of the present tip in that the strain of the stretched cover will be borne by an abutment carried by the tip.

Furthermore, in

tip onto an umbrella cover, the stitching is done -by a machine which is provided with a tip supporting stud, but the operator of the machine is usually required to rotate the tip on the support until the hole aligns with the needle. This requires a careful positioning of the tip and close visible examination by the operator. Another object of this invention is to provide an improved tip which may be mounted on the stitching machine in the proper position by merely the feel y,

of the tip during the mounting operation.

A further object of this invention is to provide a tip of this kind which will not onlir speed up the attachment of the tip to the cover but will also eliminate the possibility of breakage of the needle through misalignment of the hole with the needle.

To the foregoing objects and to others which may hereinafter appear, the invention Vconsists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more specifically tip in a reversed the disadstitching the present type of ,n

referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein are shown embodiments of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of an um- 55 sition so that the brella tip constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan of the tip.

Figure 3 is an inner endrelevation of the tip.

Figure 4 is a top plan of the tip partly broken away and in section showing the holding means for holding the tip during the stitching of the cover thereto.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan of the tip showing a fragmentary portion of the cover and the umbrella rib. y

Figure 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal section taken on the line 6--6 of Figure 5 Figure '7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on'the line 1-1 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to Figure 7 but showing another form of stitching for holding the cover to the tip.

Referring to the drawing and first to Figures l, 2 and 3, the numeral I0 designates generally a vtip structure which is constructed according to an embodiment 0f this invention.

rIhe tip Ill includes an inner rib receiving socket II, a stem I2 extending outwardly from the socket member II and an ornamented head I3 which extends outwardlyr from the stem I2. The stem I2 adjacent the inner end thereof is provided with a transversely disposed opening I4 `through which threads are adapted to be stitched in order to hold the umbrella cover on the tip I0. The tip I0 is provided with a pair of laterally extending abutments I5 and I6 which are disposed substantially between the outer end of the socket II and the inner end of the stem I2. The abutments I5 and I6 are provided at their outer ends with shoulders I1 and I8, respectively, which are disposed at substantially right angles to the outer side of the stem I2. rI'he abutments I5 and I6 at their inner portionsV are tapered at an angle as shown at I9 and 20, respectively.

The socket II is provided with a pair of diametrically disposed parallel at faces 2| and with rounded sides 22 which merge with the opposite edges of the flat faces 2|. The stem I2 in transverse section is of substantially rectangular configuration. The inner end hereinbefore described is formed with the opposite flat sides or faces 2| which merge with the adjacent faces of the stem I2 in order that when the tip I0 is initially mounted on a tip retaining or holding pin 23, the opposite flat faces 2| of the tipv I0 may be disposed 1n an upper and lower pohole I4 will be positioned vertically. The holding or retaining pin 23 is as herein disclosed, the operation of attaching mounted in a carrier 24 forming part of an umthe tip to the cover and to the rib is not only is adapted to engage. the umbrella will not have a tendency to tear The carrier 24 is also provided with a resilient the COVer at the ODDOSite ends 0f the Opening I4 tipclamping nger 26, which is Secured by fasas is the case with tips at present in use. The tening devices 27 to the carrier 24 and which entilOS at lereSent in use and available are DrOVided gages the uppermost nai; face 2i of the tip, `At l0 with a cylindrical socket which merges into an aligning position With a tip as constructed act0 Dilll the COYer along the Stralght Surface of cording to the invention which is provided With the 111I1e1`-p0rt10r1 0f the tile, and this Strain 1'S a pair of opposite parallel flat faces 2|, the operthen applied t0 the COVer Where the StitChing ator of the machine can determine merely by DaSSeS thraugh the CeVer at the Opposite ends 0f tip Should be applied to the carrier |4 hereinbefore described, the stitching will bind the In Figures 4J 5 and 6J thevtjp |0 is Shown in cover against the stem and the stretchingof the er the like. The cover C is initially turned with 25 lleve the Strain on the cover t the opposite ends the outer side innermost and the tip I0 is initial- 0f the Opening I4. Y

ly disposed with the head I3 extending inwardly What I Claim iS.'

of the outer marginal edge of the cover C. In 1- AS a new article 0f manufaeture, a tip fOr the Shoulders i5 and l5, 'the` inner edge 23 being 3o socket member, a stem extending axially of said portion of the cover C inwardly from the mar- 3' ginal edge 28 outwardly from the abutments l5 tending transversely 0f Said abutment.

. 2. As a new article of manufacture, a tip for show the cover C in its right position with re- 40 YSOCket member, a head 0n Said Stem, and a pail' spent to the up lo and the nbs R In the posiof laterally projecting abutments disposed at subtion shown in Figure 6 which is the normal posi- Stantially the Junction of said socket and stem tion of the cover C with respect to the tip lo Said Stem having a transversely disposed 0pena, tendency to more firmly press the overlapping Umbrellas, DaraSOlS and the like, COIIllJriSng a marginal portion 28 of the cover on the abutment SGCket member DrOVded With a pair 0f ODPOSiteis.

The abutment i6 will be a lower abutment and 50 Wise thereof, a pair 0f abutments extending latif desired the threads 29 may not only be wrapped erally 0f the Outer end of Said member and in about and stitched through the cover C as at 30 Parallel relation t0 Said 1lat faCeS, a Stem eX- .but may also be Wrapped about the Stem |2 of tending axially from said socket member and the tip as at 3|. This wrapping or looping 3| having an opening therethrough transverse to will be positioned outwardly of the abutment I6 55 Sad abutments, and a head 0n the Outer end 0f so that if the threads 29 30 and 3l become some- Said Stem. Ywhat loosened these threads will press against 4. As a new article of manufacture, a tip for the right angle faces l'l and I8 of the two abutumbrellas, parasols and the like, comprising an men s.. elongated member formed with a rib receiving In Flgule 8, there 1S dlSClOSed a Slightly medle0 socket in its inner end and a transverse opening ed form 0f Secufmg the Cover C t0 the up 'o outwardly of said socket and an abutment extending laterally of said member at a point inwardly of said opening, said abutment coaeting with the cover attaching means passing through said opening in holding the cover against tearing.

the abutment l5) but in the present instance the 5. lAs an article of manufacture, a detachable threads or Stitching 32 are not Subsequently rib tip for umbrellas, parasols and the like, coinmanner of stitching the cover as shown in Figmeans and between the latter and said head exures 5, 6 and 7. By providing an improved tip 70 tension end being provided with an opening for the reception of stitching whereby to attach the Vthe abutment, and stitchings, each extending covering of the umbrella, parasol or the like. through the opening inand engaging respective- 6. In an umbrella having ribs anda cover for ly about a portion of a tip and within the fold the ribs having spaced portions of the outer formed by a reverted cover portion to therebyv margin thereof reverted; a tip disposed on the 5 hold the cover to the tips and the reverted porouter end of each rib having an abutment intion on the abutment. l

wardly of the outer end thereof and an open- JOSEPH LEVIN. ing therethrough adjacent to and outwardly of Y 

